Dimorphic egret

Dimorphic egret
Light morph in Madagascar
Dark morph in Madagascar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:Ardeidae
Genus:Egretta
Species: E. dimorpha
Binomial name
Egretta dimorpha
Hartert, 1914

The dimorphic egret (Egretta dimorpha) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It is found in Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mayotte, Seychelles, and Tanzania.

The dimorphic egret is sometimes considered as a subspecies of the western reef egret (Egretta gularis)[1] or as a subspecies of the little egret (Egretta garzetta).[2][3]

The dimorphic egret can sometimes be found on rooftops, finding insects in the gutters of houses.[4]

References

  1. ↑ del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N.; Kirwan, G.M. (2017). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E., eds. "Western Reef-egret (Egretta gularis)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 22 September 2017. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ Clements, J.F.; Schulenberg, T.S.; Iliff, M.J.; Roberson, D.; Fredericks, T.A.; Sullivan, B.L.; Wood, C.L. (2017). "The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017". Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Dickinson, E.C.; Remsen, J.V., Jr., eds. (2013). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Volume 1: Non-passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. ISBN 978-0-9568611-0-8.
  4. ↑ Cheryl-Samantha Owen (April 10, 2008). "Slow and steady, like the tortoise and the rail". The Telegraph.

Further reading

  • Taylor, D. (2010). "The Egretta garzetta complex in East Africa. A case for one, two or three species". Scopus. 30: 59–62.


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